Paper and talk [[electronic resource] ] : a manual for reconstituting materials in Australian indigenous languages from historical sources / / edited by Nicholas Thieberger

• Pubblicazione: Canberra, Australia, : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 499.15; 499/.15
• Soggetto topico: Australian languages; Extinct languages; Reconstruction (Linguistics) - Methodology
• Soggetto geografico: Australia Languages History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ThiebergerNick
• Note generali: Reprinted from 1995 edition.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright; Contents; Welcome; Introduction; Working on a dictionary for Murri languages; What is your language?; What is written on your language?; Reading old sources: What word is that?; Interpreting old spelling; Further reading; How to decide on a spelling system; Making sense of the words in old word lists; Learning and reviving a language from historical sources; Using computers; Appendices; References
• Sommario/riassunto: An excellent introduction to the complicated issues of language reconstruction, this concise guide explores languages that are no longer spoken or those that are spoken by only a few people. Each contributor works through some of the complex issues vital to language workers in an accessible, easy-to-read style, and exercises throughout the book provide immediate ways to put the ideas into practice and experience the rewards and frustrations of this kind of language work.
• Titolo autorizzato: Paper and talk
• ISBN: 0-85575-559-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910528616903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II